Gate.



PATENTED MAR. 24, 1908.

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GATE.

APPLICATION rxnnn rm. '1, 1907.

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GEORGE O. KIDDER, OF MARCUS, IOWA.

GATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 24, 1908.

Application filed February 7, 1907. Serial No. 356,187.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 'I, GEORGE O. KIDDER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Marcus, in the county of Cherokee and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Improvement in a Gate, of which. the follow ing is a specification.

This invention relates to gates, and moreparticularly to frameless gates, the object being to provide a gate which is very simple and cheap in construction, and one which is very effective in use as the wire on the gate will be drawn tight, when the gate is closed.

Another object of my invention is to pro vide the gate post with a pivoted socket to receive the endbar of the'gate and a sliding connection so that it can be readily opened and closed thereby overcoming the difficulties now existing in gates of this character.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawing forming a part of this specification :-Figure 1 is a front elevational view of my improved gate showing it closed. Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of apart of the gate showing the lever swung up so that the gate can be opened. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view through the central bar showing the manner of securing the wires thereto. Fig. 4 is a side view of one of the set nuts. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a modified form of socket.

In the drawing A and B indicate a pair of ordinary gate-posts. Secured in the post A, adjacent the top and bottom are eye-bolts A, in which are mounted eye-bolts C, carried by a vertical hollow bar D, in the upper portion of which are secured spaced eye-bolts D carrying wires E which are connected to eye bolts F adjustably mounted in the upper portion of a hollow bar F, which is provided with set-nuts so that the Wires can be taken up or let out, as desired. The set-nut D is provided with a lug D forming a stop for the purpose hereinafter fully described. Spaced eye-bolts D are secured in the lower portion of the bar D, carrying a plate G which is connected to a plate H by wire-netting G, the lower strand of which 1s provided with barbs so as to prevent hogs from trying to crawl under thegate. The plate His connected to the bar F adjacent its lower end by an eye bolt F and at its upper end by an eye-bolt F which is slidably mounted in the bar F, the eye of the bolt being elongated and working in a slot formed in the plate H. A central bar I. is arranged on the wire netting and wires, provided with eyes I through which the wires pass, so that the wires will always be held up in position without any danger of the wires sagging. A socket B is pivotally connected to a bolt B secured in the post B adjacent its lower end, in which the lower end of the bar F is adapted to fit. The upper end of the bar F is bifurcated and in it is pivotally mounted a lever J provided with an apertured bowed portion J, in which is pivotally mounted a link K adapted to fit over the hook of a bolt L secured in the post B, and draw the bar to the post when the lever is forced down, and securely fasten the gate closed, but is prevented from going too far by the lug D on the nut D The end of the lever J- is bent back upon itself to form a handle J through which a chain may be passed when it is desired to lock the gate.

When it is desired to open the gate, the lever is swung upwardly and the link is removed from the hook, the bolt F sliding through the bar and allowing the bar to be readily taken out of the pivoted socket.

In the modification shown in Fig. 5 I have provided a bolt M having an elongated angled eye forming a socket.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1 1. In a gate, the combination with a pair of posts, of a bar hinged to one of said posts, provided with wires carrying another bar plates carried by said bars connected toge'ther by wire netting, a socket pivoted to the lower end of the other post, adapted to receive said second bar, a hook secured to said post, and a bar mounted on said second bar carrying a link adapted to fit over said hook for the purpose described.

2. In a gate, the combination with a pair of gate-posts, of a bar hinged to one of said posts carrying wires, a bar carried by the ends of said wires, a plate carrying wire netting pivotally connected to the hinged bar, a plate secured on the end of said netting, remote from the said bar, a socket pivoted to a bolt secured in the lower portion of the other post, adapted to receive said second bar and means for securing the upper end of said bar to said post, for the purpose described.

]n a gate, the combination with a pair of posts, of a bar hinged to one of said posts carrying WlIGS, a bar adjustably connected to the opposite ends of said Wires, a plate hinged to the hinged bar carrying a Wire netting terminating in a second plate, a bolt connecting the lower end of the second plate to the bar-carried by the Wires, a bolt loosely carried by, said plate slidably mounted in 10 said bar, a socket pivoted to the lower end of the other post adapted to receive said bar, a hook carried by said post, and a lever pivotally mounted on said bar carrying a link adapted to fit over said hook, for the purpose described.

GEO. o. KIDDER. Witnesses:

J. O. BARNES, J. A. KEYs. 

